Bayonet Charge Key Quotes Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
‘Stumbling across … rifle fire’
A
‘Stumbling across a field of clods towards a green hedge That dazzled with rifle fire’
2
Q
‘Bullets … smashed arm’
A
‘Bullets smacking the belly out of the air He lugged a rifle numb as a smashed arm’
3
Q
‘In what cold … that second?’
A
‘In what cold clockwork of the stars and the nations Was he the hand pointing that second?’
4
Q
‘Threw up … a flame’
A
‘Threw up a yellow hare that rolled like a flame’
5
Q
‘King, … yelling alarm’
A
‘King, honour, human dignity, etcetera Dropped like luxuries in a yelling alarm’
